Fringe News
Fringe News
Toronto: Fringetastic is debuting a new musical at the Toronto Fringe- One in a Million (a micromusical)!
Director & Choreographer- Steven Morel Composer & Musical Director- Samuel Sholdice Book & Lyrics - Ron Fromstein
Lighting Design & Stage Manager- Tracie Burgess
ABOUT THE SHOW:
After successfully mounting three different shows cross-country last fringe season, FRINGETASTIC is excited to be making its Toronto Fringe debut with: OIAM, the story of four sperm struggling, as individiuals and as a squad, to get to the egg. Who will live and who will die and who will win the ultimate prize?
ABOUT THE CAST:
Mark Allan, Aurora Browne, Russell Tyson Clark, Jeff Giles, David Lopez & Blair Irwin & Shaina Silver-Baird
Our cast is an eclectic mix of stage vets and rapidly emerging artists. Collective credits include Buddy:
The Buddy Holly Story (Jeff Giles, Theatre Aquarius & tour), The Wizard of Oz (Blair Irwin, The Citadel
& Neptune), The Producers (Mark Allan), Second City (Aurora Browne), High Society (David Lopez, Shaw festival) The Boys in the Photograph (Jeff Giles, MTC/Mirvish), Hello...Hello (Aurora Browne, Tarragon Theatre) Title of Show (Mark Allan, Best actor in musical nomination- Broadway World), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (David Lopez, Mirvish) Romeo & Juliet (Shaina Silver-Baird, Shakespeare in Action) & Forever Plaid (Russell Tyson Clarke, Victoria Playhouse & Ontario tour)
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR:
Steven Morel is a Second city alumnus who writes, performs, produces and directs. Some of the projects
he's directed include: Honest Ed; the Bargain Musical, All Hams on Deck, This could be Love, and yes, the original fringe production of The Tony award winning, The Drowsy Chaperone.
ABOUT THE COMPOSER:
Samuel Sholdice is a sound designer/composer/musician/writer. Past credits include Restoration (Composer/Musical Director, theatre@york), The Safe Word (Sound Design, Summerworks 2011) and The Bootblack Orator (Composer, Blyth Festival).
ABOUT THE WRITER:
Ron Fromstein is a five-time winner-finalist of the Toronto Fringe 24 hour playwriting competition. Previous/upcoming shows include Dianne & Me (Theatre Aquarius/Best of Fringe/Stratford Springworks Fest), Just Us (Theatre Aquarius) , & The Big Smoke (National Fringe tour).
PREVIOIUSLY AT THE TORONTO FRINGE (with various companies) :
The Drowsy Chaperone, An Inconvenient Musical, Welcome to Eden- Pop 2, How Coyote & Saved.
OTHER FRINGES:
Dianne & Me (Victoria Fringe, Hamilton, Vanouver), Ben & Jess (Saskatoon Fringe), The Big Smoke
(Winnipeg, Edmonton, Victoria & Orlando).
THE RANDOLPH THEATRE (formerly Bathurst Street) – 736 Bathurst, just of Bloor
Fri., July 6 @ 8.45
Sat., July 7 @ 1.45
Sun., July 8 @ 1.30
Tue., July 10 @ 3.15
Thu., July 12 @ 7.30
Fri., July 13 @ 7.30
Sun, July 15 @ noon
For more info, visit: http://oiamillion.wordpress.com.
Toronto Fringe Festival, July 4-15
Fringe Box Office Information: On-line sales www.fringetoronto.com
By phone: 416-966-1062; Ticket cost: $10.00 (at the door); $11.00 (in advance)
2012-06-22
One in a Million